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About Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) created the character of Pippi Longstocking to entertain her daughter. Lindgren was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her contribution to international children’s literature.
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"A rollicking story." —The Horn Book
From the Hans Christian Andersen Medal-winning author of the classic Pippi Longstocking, this is another rollicking adventure that's sure to please fans of the freckled, fun-loving little girl.
"Lovers of Pippi Longstocking will welcome this rollicking tale of a topsy-turvy world in which Pippi and her next-door neighbors put into practice some ideas about good times." - School Library Journal
"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration. This installment is no exception." -The New York Times
Before she became internationally known for her Pippi Longstocking books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. The diaries she kept throughout the hostilities offer a civilian's, a mother's, and an aspiring writer’s unique account of the devastating conflict. She emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and astute observer of world affairs. We hear her thoughts about rationing, blackouts, the Soviet invasion of Finland, and the nature of evil, as well as of her personal heartbreaks, financial struggles, and trials as a mother and writer.
Posthumously published in Sweden to great international acclaim, these diaries were called in the Swedish press an “unparalleled war narrative,” “unprecedented.” and a “shocking history lesson.” Illustrated with family photographs, newspaper clippings, and facsimile pages, Lindgren’s diaries provide an intensely personal and vivid account of Europe during the war.
Tiny Seacrow Island is one of hundreds of islands in the sparkling blue of the Baltic Sea. Though small, it has everything you’d want in an island: woods to wander in, flowers to pick, fish to catch, boats to sail in, all kinds of animals. But it doesn’t have very many young people. So when the four Melkerson kids and their father move into Carpenter’s Cottage one June day, they’re immediately welcomed by the resourceful islanders: Johan and Niklas Melkerson, at twelve and thirteen, are natural companions for adventurous Freddy and Teddy (girls exactly their age); dreamy Pelle, the baby of the family, gets up to trouble with bossy Tjorven and fanciful Stina; and ever-responsible Malin, who at nineteen looks after her scatterbrained father as well as her brothers, catches the eye of all the island’s young men. Before long Seacrow Island and Carpenter’s Cottage (tumbledown and leaky though it may be) have become a real home for the Melkersons.
Seacrow Island is a remarkable story, filled with sweetness and sorrow, humor and suspense, and peopled with the vivid, unexpected, wonderfully winning characters we’ve come to expect from the creator of the unforgettable Pippi Longstocking.
Non c’è nient’altro a Bullerby, tanto che per andare a scuola Lisa, Lasse, Bosse, Olle, Britta e Anna devono fare ogni giorno una strada lunghissima per arrivare a Storby, che è un paese po’ più grande, dove c’è la scuola e un negozio dove comprare le cose che non crescono nei loro campi.
A Bullerby però non ci si annoia mai: c’è il Natale, quando si devono preparare i biscotti allo zenzero e ricevere tanti regali; c’è l’ultimo dell’anno, da festeggiare ballando e cercando di rimanere svegli per aspettare la mezzanotte; c’è Pasqua e la caccia alle uova, e l’estate! Niente è bello come l’estate! E poi c’è la gara di salti nel fienile e i racconti davanti al fuoco e una teleferica per mandarsi i messaggi, e mille giochi che si possono fare anche con niente. Non devi essere per forza a Bullerby per divertirti così: basta questo libro, l’immaginazione, l’amicizia, e tanta fantasia.
»Manchmal frage ich mich, warum ich lebe, warum Menschen überhaupt leben. Aber das erzähle ich nur Dir – ich laufe nicht mit hängendem Kopf herum, sodass es jemand sieht. Falls Du weißt, warum Menschen leben, dann schreib und erzähl es mir.«
Astrid Lindgren stand 1953 am Beginn einer beispiellosen Weltkarriere. Bei einem Berlinbesuch lernte sie die Deutsche Louise Hartung kennen, etwa ein Jahr nachdem Lindgren sehr plötzlich ihren Mann verloren hatte. Aus der Begegnung entstand eine ganz besondere Freundschaft. Wie wenig andere verstand Hartung die »kleine Melancholie«, die Lindgren an manchen Tagen überkam. Über elf Jahre hinweg teilten die beiden außergewöhnlichen Frauen Freude und Trauer und standen einander in über 600 Briefen bei, die sich wie ein Roman lesen. In den Briefen der Freundinnen, die die Weltschriftstellerin Astrid Lindgren von einer ganz neuen Seite zeigen, entsteht ein sehr persönliches Bild vom Leben in Deutschland und Schweden in einer Zeit des Wiederaufbaus und gesellschaftlichen Umbruchs. Berührend, klug, traurig und lustig zugleich: das Porträt einer engen Freundschaft, die alle Grenzen überwindet.
Ein einzigartiges Zeitdokument von Astrid Lindgren
„Wie ist es möglich, dass die Menschheit solche Qualen erleiden muss, und warum gibt es Krieg?“
Astrid Lindgren hat unsere Kindheit geprägt. Mit Pippi Langstrumpf und Wir Kinder aus Bullerbü hat sie unseren Blick auf die Welt verändert. Ihre Geschichten handeln von Mut, Hoffnung, Liebe und Widerstand. Lange bevor diese Bücher entstanden, schrieb sie ihre Gedanken über das dunkelste Kapitel des 20. Jahrhunderts nieder: den Zweiten Weltkrieg. In ihren Tagebüchern schildert sie, wie Europa von Faschismus, Rassismus und Gewalt vergiftet wird. Nachdenklich und betroffen, aber auch mit dem so unverwechselbaren Tonfall stellt Astrid Lindgren in ihren Tagebüchern wichtige Fragen, die heute wieder von erschreckender Aktualität sind: Was ist gut und was ist böse? Was tun, wenn Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Rassismus das Denken und Handeln der Menschen bestimmen? Wie kann jeder Einzelne von uns Stellung beziehen? Neben dem Kriegsgeschehen erzählt sie von ihrem Familienleben und den ersten Schreibversuchen: 1944 schenkt sie ihrer Tochter das Manuskript von Pippi Langstrumpf zum Geburtstag. Das persönliche Zeitdokument einer sehr klugen Frau, die schon immer den Blick für das große Ganze hatte.
Pippi Calzelunghe è un libro conosciuto in tutto il mondo e tradotto in 54 lingue, di cui l'ultima dell'elenco è lo zulù. Anche voi troverete in Pippi una compagna forte, allegra, furba e ricchissima; vive sola a Villa Villacolle e non ha paura di niente: sta benissimo anche senza genitori, perché così nessuno le dice quando è ora di andare a letto o le insegna le buone maniere, che non servono a nulla se non si è veramente generosi. E Pippi, appunto, lo è.
Leggete le sue avventure e vi sentirete, come lei, tanto forti da sollevare un cavallo.
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